Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog
Is Social Pollution and Workplace Stress Harming You? – Cornelius NC
Is Social Pollution and Workplace Stress Harming You? Thanks to science and public awareness, we know environmental pollution from industry harms our health. Same goes with tobacco. But did you know “social pollution” is just as harmful? Social pollution refers to the long hours, lack of economic security, high cost of health care,…
Syncing Productivity With Your Menstrual Cycle – Cornelius NC
Syncing Productivity With Your Menstrual Cycle While the eight-to-five workday may suit a man’s physiology, female researchers are finding women can capitalize on periods of heightened creativity, productivity, enhanced communication, and reflection depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle. We tend to think of female hormonal cycles as problematic or negative, but…
Is Hashimoto’s Causing Your Hypothyroidism? – Cornelius NC
Is Hashimoto’s Causing Your Hypothyroidism? If you have symptoms of hypothyroidism, how do you know if it’s caused by Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune thyroid disease? Although about 90 percent of hypothyroidism cases in the United States are caused by Hashimoto’s, most doctors do not test for it. Why? Because it does not change their treatment.…
Diet Soda Raises Risk Of Dementia and Stroke in Cornelius NC
Diet Soda Raises Risk Of Dementia and Stroke in Cornelius NC You’re supposed to ditch regular soda for diet soda because it’s better for you, right? Wrong — research shows people who drink diet soda daily are three times more likely to develop dementia or have a stroke compared to those who drink it…
Too Much Salt Nukes Your Gut Bacteria and Inflames You in Cornelius NC
Too Much Salt Nukes Your Gut Bacteria and Inflames You A high-salt diet has long been connected with cardiovascular disease. Too much sodium in the bloodstream causes fluid retention, which makes the heart work harder to move the extra volume of blood. This can stiffen blood vessels and lead to high blood pressure, stroke,…
Cholesterol Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Heart Health in Cornelius NC
Cholesterol Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Heart Health Conventional medicine is slowly admitting that instead of fat, sugar and refined carbohydrates are the biggest sources of high cholesterol. Excess sugars and carbs drive good cholesterol down and triglycerides up, leading to the small, dangerous particles that encourage plaque buildup in the arteries. This contributes…